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Ministry of Defence
PANEX-21 inaugurated at Pune
Pune, 20 December 2021
PANEX-21, a multi-national - multi-agency exercise is being organised at Pune from 20-22 Dec 2021 with a focused aim to foster common and develop capabilities in Disaster Management aspects for the BIMSTEC nations. The exercise, is being attended by delegates and subject matter experts from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand. They will brain storm various aspects related to conduct of effective humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations during a natural disaster in the background of a pandemic.
The inaugural address was delivered by Lt Gen JS Nain, Army Commander, Southern Command at Armed Forces Medical College, Pune. In his inaugural address, the Army Commander drew attention of all participants towards the wide range of national disasters that frequently ravage the region and urged the participants to leverage all resources to assist each other during humanitarian crisis. He exhorted the members to deliberate & brainstorm to arrive at a comprehensive Regional Response Mechanism against such contingencies.
Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane, Chief of Army Staff  in his Key Note address over video conference highlighted the importance of global and regional cooperation while tackling any pandemic like situation. He said that a well laid down procedure and coordination amongst BIMSTEC nations can be of huge assistance in saving human lives. He further emphasized that the exercise will focus on reviewing the process of notification, preparedness and response mechanism.
The structure of PANEX-21 as a multi agency exercise including representation of experts from the Armed Forces, National Disaster Relief Force and other stake holders, will be aimed at battling the challenges of disaster management in the backdrop of a pandemic. Furthermore, the member states shall promote their best practices and also recommend the evolution of BIMSTEC joint response mechanism for Disaster Management.
The seminar today was organised in three plenary sessions. Each session was moderated & addressed by renowned experts and domain specialists in the field of disaster relief and pandemic management. Subject matter experts like Dr Soumya Swaminathan Chief Scientist WHO, Dr VK Paul, NITI Aayog amongst others attended the meet. The first session was on discussing various medical aspects related to Pandemic Response including Concepts, Fundamentals & Lessons Learnt from COVID-19. The second session discussed Response Mechanisms to a Natural Disaster in the backdrop of a Pandemic and the third session was based on Integrating Armed Forces in Trans-national response to Regional Disasters.PRO -M.Iyengar/D.Rane
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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Dr Jitendra Singh participates in Yoga Day activities on the occasion of 5th IDY
The Union Minister of State  of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh participated in the Yoga Day activities on the occasion of the 5th International Day of Yoga 2019, here today.
The Minister led the Yoga Day activities at Satya Park, Loha Mandi at Narayana, New Delhi. Emphasising on the importance of Yoga in daily life, the Minister said that it helps in maintaining a good health specially keeping in mind the increasing incidences of life style and non-communicable diseases these days.
Dr Jitendra Singh also performed yoga at an event organized by Department of Personnel and Training  in North Block. The Secretary  Dr C. Chandramouli and officials of DoPT also participated in the Yoga Day activities at North Block.
The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare organized a festival of Yoga at the Central Lawn, CSOI, Chanakya Puri, Vinay Marg, New Delhi. The event was held under the auspices of MoS Dr. Jitendra Singh along with Secretary  Shri K.V. Eapen, Secretary  Dr. C. Chandramouli, Joint Secretary Shri S.N. Mathur and other senior officers. Around 120 people including pensioners participated in the programme which was conducted by the renowned Yoga exponent Ms. Ira Trivedi who shared tips on how one can adopt Yoga practices in one’s daily life. Apart from conducting the COMMON YOGA PROTOCOL as prescribed by Government of India, she also demonstrated an Application which can be used by the officials for exercises in workplace.
Other departments of the Ministry including Central Information Commission  also celebrated International Day of Yoga today.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Government is committed to providing greater access to rural milk producers by strengthening dairy infrastructure
Under Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund , 22 sub-projects have been approved as on Jan 2019 with total estimated project cost of Rs 3147.22 crore
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shri Radha Mohan Singh has said that government is committed to doubling farmers’ income by 2022 by providing greater access to rural milk producers by strengthening dairy infrastructure in order to help generate year round income and gainful employment. Speaking on “Milk Processing Infrastructure in Dairy Cooperative Sector” at the Inter-Session Meeting of Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare today he said that the government is making efforts to strengthen infrastructure for production of quality milk, procurement, processing and marketing of milk and milk products through various Dairy Development Schemes namely National Programme for Dairy Development , National Dairy Plan Phase-I  and Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme . Further, Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund  has been set up with a corpus of Rs 8004 crore for setting up of chilling infrastructure & installation of electronic milk adulteration testing equipment at village level and creation/ modernisation/ expansion of processing infrastructure and manufacturing facilities for Value Added Products.
Shri Singh said that on January 22, 2019, Shri Singh said 22 sub-projects have been approved with total estimated project cost of Rs. 3147.22 crore in five States namely Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra. He informed that new schemes with soft loans from World Bank and Japan International Corporation Agency  are being finalized for extending the benefits to wider number of farmers.
The Minister informed that the government is also formulating plans for creation of dairy infrastructure besides implementing the ongoing schemes for dairy development. The National Action Plan  for Dairy Development envisages increasing milk production to 254.5 Million MT by 2021-22 requiring an annual growth rate of 8.56% which would lead to increase in per capita availability of milk to 515 grams per day by 2021-22 addressing the nutritional requirement of the growing population. He added that to do this, it has been targeted to increase the organised milk handling from present 21% to 41% by March 2022 while increasing cooperative share from present 10% to 20%.
Shri Singh disclosed that as a result of prudent policy intervention, India ranks first among the world’s milk producing nations, achieving an annual production of 176.35 million tonnes during 2017-18 with an annual growth rate of 6.62%. The per capita availability of milk has reached a level of 375 grams per day during 2017-18, which is more than the world average of around 294.2 grams per day. Growth in milk production is 23.8% during 2014-18 as compared to 2010-14.
Special Service and Features
Walk –in-interview: for the post of PLI/RPLI Direct Agents
A walk in interview for the post of PLI/RPLI Direct Agents at Office of Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Tambaram Division, Chennai 600 045 will be conducted on 09/07/2021 at 11.00 Hrs. Interested candidates who fulfill the following eligibility criteria may attend the interview along with copies of certificates and documents.
The applicant must have passed 10th standard or equivalent examination conducted by a Board recognized by Central / State Government. The minimum and maximum age of the applicant shall be 18 years and 50 years respectively on the date of “Walk-in-Interview”.
Unemployed / Self employed educated youth, Ex life advisors / Ex agents of any insurance Company, Ex-servicemen, Anganwadi workers, Mahila Mandal workers, Retired Teachers, Self Help Groups, Gram Pradhan, Members of Gram Panchayat etc may apply for the post.
This is stated in a press release issued by Smt T.V. Sundari, Senior Superintendent of Post Office, Tambaram Division, Chennai 600 045.
PIB Headquarters
BSNL fest in connection with Women's day
In connection with International Women’s Day Celebrations, women employees of BSNL Chief General Manager Office will hold a MEGA MELA on 7th & 8th March 2017 from 9 AM to 7 PM at Chief General Manager Office, PMG Junction, Thiruvananthapuram.
All arrangements have been made to clear doubts about BSNL Plans, Tariffs, etc. in this fest. There is also a MEGA OFFER OF “FREE 3G SIM”. Along with this, women employees will also conduct an Exhibition Cum Sale of various Home made delicious food products and Mural Paintings on Canvas and Fabric for the benefit of Cancer patients .
Lucky Draw & Quiz Competitions have also organized as part of the event.
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Ministry of Finance
Biggest ever pan-India joint operation by Directorate General of GST Intelligence and Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence against fraudulently claiming refund of IGST by exporters
DGGI & DRI crackdown involved about 1200 officers
In the biggest ever joint operation by Directorate General of GST Intelligence  and Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence  against exporters who were claiming refund of IGST fraudulently, pan-India searches were carried out at 336 different locations across the country yesterday. The operation covered entities in the states of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh. The joint operation of the two premier intelligence agencies of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs , was a first of its kind in the history of CBIC which involved about 1200 officers from both the agencies.
On the basis of data analytics, an intelligence developed in close coordination by both the agencies revealed that some exporters are exporting goods out of India on payment of tax , being done almost entirely out of the Input Tax Credit  availed on the basis of ineligible/ fake supplies. Further, such IGST payment was claimed as refund on export. Based on the data provided by the Directorate General of Analytics and Risk Management , analysis was conducted wherein certain ‘red flag’ indicator filters were applied to Customs’ export data in conjunction with the corresponding GST data of the exporters. It was also noticed that there was no or negligible payment of tax through cash by the exporters as well as their suppliers. In few cases, even the tax paid through ITC was more than the ITC availed by these firms. On the basis of this intelligence, massive searches were conducted on the premises of exporters and their suppliers.
The day long operation revealed that many of the entities spread across the length and breadth of the country were either non-existent or had given fictitious addresses. The preliminary examination of the records/documents resumed during the course of the joint operation along with the statements recorded of various persons indicated that an Input Tax Credit of more than Rs. 470 Crore  is bogus/ fake which has been further utilized by the exporters for effecting exports on payment of IGST through ITC and claiming consequential cash refund of the same. Besides, an IGST refund amount of around Rs 450 crore is under examination. Further, some live export consignments of these exporters have been intercepted at Vadodara Rail Container Terminal, Mundra port and Nhava Sheva port for examination in order to ascertain mis-declaration.
Further investigations in the matter are under progress.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 419
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 179.69 Crore
More than 14 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 179.69 Crore  today. More than 14 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. More than 2.10 Crore  Precaution Doses for the identified categories of beneficiaries  for COVID vaccination have been administered so far. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10402436
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2nd Dose
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9981609
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Precaution Dose
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4288858
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18411143
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2nd Dose
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17471956
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Precaution Dose
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6493338
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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55713531
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2nd Dose
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32858434
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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553061431
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2nd Dose
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453259446
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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202481497
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2nd Dose
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182243161
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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126561752
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2nd Dose
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113501365
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Precaution Dose
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10262832
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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966631790
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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809315971
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Precaution Dose
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21045028
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Total
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1796992789
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 10th March, 2022 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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50
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2nd Dose
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1303
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Precaution Dose
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8669
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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88
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2nd Dose
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2847
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Precaution Dose
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15155
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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54180
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2nd Dose
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335828
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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77801
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2nd Dose
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653844
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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11852
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2nd Dose
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154233
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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8008
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2nd Dose
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98661
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Precaution Dose
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51823
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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151979
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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1246716
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Precaution Dose
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75647
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Total
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1474342
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Minority Affairs
MAULANA AZAD EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Ministry of Minority Affairs implements two schemes under Maulana Azad Education Foundation  namely “Grant-in-aid to NGOs” for infrastructure development of institutions run by NGOs and Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship  for meritorious girls belonging to minority communities for their higher secondary level education i.e., for Class IX to XII. BHMNS has been subsumed under the Prime Minister Educational Empowerment Scheme  of Ministry of Minority Affairs.
The Government implements various schemes for the welfare and upliftment of every strata, including minorities, specially the economically weaker and lesser privileged sections of the society, through various schemes of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Textiles, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ministry of Rural Development.
Maulana Azad Education Foundation has sufficient funds from interest earned on its corpus to meet its requirement for promoting education for the minority students in the country.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Minority Affairs, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Lok Sabha.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Press Release on the Tenth Meeting of Heads of Departments of Member-States of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, dealing with Prevention and Elimination of Emergency Situations
The tenth SCO Meeting of the Heads of Departments of Member-States of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Dealing with Prevention and Elimination of Emergency Situations was held in New Delhi on 8th November, 2019. The event was chaired by the Union Minister of Home Affairs of India, Shri Amit Shah.
Apart from Shri Shah, the Ministers and Heads of the Departments of Prevention and Elimination of Emergency Situations of SCO Member-States, the representatives of Diplomatic missions of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Republic of Tajikistan and the SCO Secretariat participated in this meeting.
The delegation heads delivered reports on the major emergencies that happened in the SCO Member-States and the conclusions they made from them. They also exchanged opinions on future cooperation in Prevention and Elimination of Emergency Situations within the SCO framework.
Based on these reports, the parties agreed on the need to step up their joint efforts to strengthen cooperation and provide assistance in the field of Prevention of Emergency Situations and provide assistance. They intend to continue to promote their interaction to implement the agreements reached within the framework of the organization.
The parties discussed the results of joint events held in 2018-2019 and approved the Action plan to implement the intergovernmental SCO agreement on emergency relief cooperation in 2020-2021, the Action plan will contribute to stepping up joint efforts in dealing with the prevention and elimination of emergency situations among SCO Member-States. Following the meeting, Heads of the Departments of Prevention and Elimination of Emergency Situations of the SCO Member-States signed a protocol.
The meeting was held in a productive and friendly atmosphere. The SCO Member-States appreciated the efforts of India for successful hosting of the Joint Urban Earthquake search & Rescue Exercise-2019 of SCO Member-States in New Delhi. The parties expressed satisfaction with the results achieved and extended gratitude to India for the excellent organization of the meeting.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Smriti Irani outlines government initiatives on child welfare and protection
The government is fully committed to child welfare and protection and several initiatives are being taken in this regard, said Union Minister for Women and Child Development and Minority Affairs Smt. Smriti Irani, here today.
During the interactive session at a National Summit ‘Path Breakers 2.0 – The Next Big Challenge’ organised by Confederation of Indian Industry , Smt. Irani said that online abuse of children in the digital age is an area of concern and the government has put in place stringent measures in this regard. The Minister said the representation of women in politics and administration is growing every day and it is essential for the healthy democracy.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 312
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 118 crore landmark milestone
More than 68 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 118 Crore landmark milestone  today. More than 68 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10382709
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2nd Dose
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9425531
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18376786
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2nd Dose
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16358855
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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446374501
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2nd Dose
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198627313
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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181697103
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2nd Dose
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113202441
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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113790981
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2nd Dose
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75337426
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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770622080
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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412951566
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Total
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1183573646
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 23rd November, 2021 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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129
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2nd Dose
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8155
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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245
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2nd Dose
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17510
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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1478426
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2nd Dose
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3337411
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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363208
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2nd Dose
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935250
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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224865
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2nd Dose
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470418
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1st Dose Administered in Total
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2066873
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2nd Dose Administered in Total
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4768744
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Total
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6835617
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Law and Justice
Government appoints 37 new High Court Judges on the eve of Independence Day 2022
Government in the year 2022 made 138 High Court appointments, so far, surpassing its earlier record of 126 High Court appointments in the year 2016
Entire appointment process in higher judiciary put on fast track
On Friday, 13th August, 2022 after appointing 26 High Court Judges in the High Courts of Allahabad, Andhra, Telangana, Gauhati, Orissa & Himachal Pradesh, the Government today notified the appointments of another 11 High Court Judges in the Punjab & Haryana High Court. Government in this year i.e. 2022 has so far made 138 appointments in various High Courts of the country thus surpassing its earlier record of 126 High Court appointments in the year 2016. Last year i.e. 2021, the appointment tally in High Courts was 120 in addition to 9 appointments in the Supreme Court. Thus, the entire appointment process in higher judiciary has been put on a fast track.
Today’s 11 appointments in the High Court of Punjab & Haryana includes the names  Ms. Nidhi Gupta, S/Shri  Sanjay Vashisth,  Tribhuvan Dahiya,  Namit Kumar,  Harkesh Manuja,  Aman Chaudhary,  Naresh Singh,  Harsh Bunger,  Jagmohan Bansal,  Deepak Manchanda and  Alok Jain, Advocates as Additional Judges of that High Court for a period of two years, with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices.
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
PIB Media workshop at Pathanamthitta on Thursday
Press Information Bureau, Thiruvananthapuram under the Union Ministry of Information, Broadcasting, in collaboration with Pathanamthitta Press Club will organize a one-day media workshop 2022 for rural journalists on Thursday, August 4, at Hotel Heyday Inn.
Pathanamthitta District Collector Smt. Divya S Iyer IAS will inaugurate the workshop at 10.00 am. Press Information Bureau Additional Director General Shri. V Palanichamy will preside over the function. Pathanamthitta Press Club President Mr. Sajith Parameswaran will deliver a felicitation address.
New India Express Associate Editor Shri. B. Sreejan, Mathrubhumi Alappuzha former Bureau Chief Shri. S. D. Venukumar, ICAR-CTCRI Director Dr. M.N. Sheela will lead the classes on various topics.
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